In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"Those are Comrade Lin Zhiyuan, the Executive Vice Governor of our Handong Province, and Comrade Tian Guofu, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. If anyone feels that something is unclear, they are welcome to report me to these two leaders."

Yang Wanli turned around and pointed at the two of them, thus diverting the blame.

But this seemingly joking remark instantly dispelled the remaining tension in the room.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, you are the secretary of the High-tech Zone, the director of the Development Zone, and also the person involved today. Please stand in front of the masses and explain things to them, to me, to Executive Director Lin, and to Secretary Tian."

Yang Wanli stood with his hands on his hips like a big tree in front of everyone, casting large shadows even as the sunlight shone down.

"Secretary Yang, I..."

Yi Xuexi hesitated, as if trying to explain something.

But before he could speak, Yang Wanli raised his hand to stop him. Yang Wanli coldly questioned, "Your proposed demolition plan for the Yueya Lake restaurant, which you submitted to the municipal government, has been rejected multiple times by me, Executive Vice Mayor Yuan Liang, and the Vice Mayor in charge of environmental protection. Without approval from higher authorities, why are you going to forcibly demolish it? If I hadn't come here with Executive Vice Mayor Lin for inspection today, would you have already taken action?"

"I'll assume for now that your demolition plan to protect the ecology of Crescent Lake is justified. Have you negotiated a compensation plan with the restaurant owners and shareholders? Where are the points of contention? There are over 180 restaurants around Crescent Lake. How much will the pollution problem be improved after the demolition? Crescent Lake is a leisure spot for the people of Luzhou to enjoy spring outings and walks. How will the food problem for tourists be solved after you demolish all the restaurants?"

Yang Wanli looked directly into the other person's eyes, his gaze intense and unwavering, and he bombarded him with questions one after another.

From major procedures to minor issues affecting people's livelihoods.

But these problems…

He couldn't answer any of them and got stuck on the first step.

If even the official procedures haven't been followed, where will the compensation come from? Where will the follow-up resettlement come from?

The High-tech Zone is not poor, but the financial power belongs to the district government. The district head, seizing on procedural loopholes, refuses to grant it any power.

They won't give it to me!

No way!

If the funds are disbursed and the higher authorities refuse to compromise or complete the necessary paperwork, the district head will be arrested.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, please answer me!"

"Answer the people!"

Yang Wanli's face turned ashen, and he roared.

The veins in his neck bulged, and his whole body involuntarily strained, almost causing his already stiff suit and shirt to burst open.

now.

Yang Wanli understood perfectly well that this guy had the idea of ​​acting first and informing later. Once the restaurant was demolished, the municipal and district governments would have no choice but to compensate him in order to quell the social impact.

After all, Luzhou is not short of money.

Nobody wants to make a big fuss if the problem can be solved with money.

"Secretary Yang, I cleaned up the restaurants to protect the environment of Crescent Lake and restore a beautiful, green Crescent Lake to the citizens of Luzhou."

"I am trying to prevent a repeat of the 07 cyanobacteria outbreak."

Yi Xuexi finally spoke up.

But the way he looked, with his neck stiff and his breathing heavy, each breath sounding like it was squeezed out between his teeth, clearly showed he didn't realize he was making any mistakes.

"Okay, then tell me what percentage of the pollution from food waste is attributable to Crescent Lake?"

Yang Wanli was so angry he laughed, and his questions became increasingly sharp, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

"The lakeside restaurants at Crescent Lake generate as much as 20-25 tons of garbage every day, nearly half of which is directly or indirectly discharged into the lake, with the food court generating the most."

Yi Xuexi continued to argue.

"An average of 12.5 tons of food waste per day sounds like a lot, right? Well, Comrade Yi Xuexi, do you know what percentage of the pollution sources in Crescent Lake are food waste?"

Yang Wanli raised his phone and smashed it over.

"The main source of pollution in the 07 blue-green algae bloom was industry, and many factories were later relocated. Now, agricultural non-point source pollution accounts for 45-55% of the pollution sources in Crescent Lake, rural domestic waste and wastewater around the lake account for 30-40%, industrial wastewater accounts for 5-8%, and urban domestic pollution accounts for the remaining 8-12%. Catering in scenic areas only accounts for 10% of the total pollution sources. Taking the middle value, that is 10% of 10%, which accounts for 1% of the pollution sources in Crescent Lake."

"You think you can clean up Crescent Lake's pollution by treating that 1%? You've got nothing to offer!"

Yang Wanli angrily retorted.

"How...how is this possible?"

Yi Xuexi stared at the environmental protection bureau's test report on his phone, his hands trembling, looking utterly incredulous.

"Don't you do any research before planning a project?"

Yang Wanli became even angrier upon hearing Yi Yan's words.

He wants to kill someone!

If word gets out that Luzhou has such a muddle-headed district party secretary, it will be a disgrace to the entire Luzhou.

"So, you just looked at one statistic and decided to demolish over 180 restaurants in scenic areas? I'll just round it up to 180, and if each restaurant has three contracted employees plus the owner, that's 720 people, 720 families. As the Party Secretary of the High-tech Zone, have you considered how these 720 families will survive? Will they starve? Or will they have to freeload at your mansion until they find new jobs?"

"Yi Xuexi, you are not a corrupt official, but with your current reckless behavior, you are more dangerous than corrupt officials of the same rank."

Yang Wanli seemed to have given the final order, and Yi Xuexi's face drained of color upon hearing this.

As long as what we say today gets out.

Which leader would dare to employ him? He might not even be able to keep his current position as a division chief!

"good!"

Ordinary people had never witnessed a municipal party secretary criticizing a district party secretary. The criticism was well-reasoned and supported by evidence, which drew applause and cheers from some people.

But at this time...

Yang Wanli turned around and gave him a sharp look.

They immediately fell silent, trembling with fear.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi made a mistake, which was that he did not consider things thoroughly and exaggerated the pollution of Crescent Lake by food waste, but that does not mean that dumping garbage into the lake is the right thing to do."

"Gentlemen."

Yang Wanli faced hundreds of people without losing his composure. "As mentioned earlier, the pollution of Crescent Lake is mainly caused by agricultural sources and rural domestic sewage and garbage. However, these two sources flow into the lake from all directions and dissolve into the lake at a very fast speed."

"But food waste is different. It is concentrated in the shallow water near the shore, and is characterized by high concentration, small volume, and scattered distribution. It can cause dense fish deaths, garbage accumulation, and a foul stench in the summer. People may think that Crescent Lake has been fine for so many years, so are they just worrying unnecessarily!"

"But as the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City, I can tell you that this is not the case."

"The reason why the pollution of Crescent Lake has not erupted like it did in 07 is because the Luzhou government and the environmental management staff have truly achieved the goal of 'human will can overcome nature'."

"Crescent Lake is much better now."

"It's being kept in a delicate balance, albeit with difficulty."